Narrator: IN THIS WORLD, THERE IS REAL EVIL
IN THE DARKEST SHADOWS
AND IN THE MOST ORDINARY PLACES.
THESE ARE THE TRUE STORIES OF THE INNOCENT
AND THE UNIMAGINABLE.
IN IRELAND,
AN ORDINARY FAMILY IS SUDDENLY PLAGUED
BY FRIGHTENING PHENOMENA THEY CANNOT EXPLAIN.
TERRIFYING ENCOUNTERS BECOME MORE FREQUENT AND DANGEROUS
AS A TORMENTED SPIRIT FEEDS OFF THEIR FEARS.
WITH NOWHERE TO TURN,
THEY GAMBLE ON A SPIRITUAL HEALER,
WHO UNCOVERS SUPERNATURAL WOUNDS THAT PRAYERS ALONE CANNOT HEAL.
BETWEEN THE WORLD WE SEE AND THE THINGS WE FEAR...
THERE ARE DOORS.
WHEN THEY ARE OPENED,
NIGHTMARES...BECOME REALITY.
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ALONG THE WESTERN SHORES OF IRELAND
LIES THE ANCIENT PORT CITY OF GALWAY,
WHERE THE RIVER CORRIB EMPTIES INTO THE GALWAY BAY.
IT IS A PLACE OF LEGENDS AND MYSTERY,
WHERE SOMETIMES YOU CAN STILL HEAR
THE FAINT WHISPERS OF LOST SOULS.
FOR NEARLY 30 YEARS,
THE FAHEY FAMILY HAS LIVED IN A GOVERNMENT-SUBSIDIZED HOME
IN GALWAY.
DURING THE WEEK,
JACKIE FAHEY IS A BUS DRIVER FOR SPECIAL-NEEDS CHILDREN.
HIS WIFE, ESTHER, WORKS AS A COOK
AT A NEARBY CHILDCARE CENTER.
Esther: WE WERE JUST AN ORDINARY FAMILY.
WE JUST LIVED OUR LIFE AND WERE QUITE HAPPY.
Narrator: IN 1996, THEIR DAUGHTER, MARTHA,
GIVES BIRTH TO A BABY GIRL -- SARA LOUISE.
Esther: WHEN SARA LOUISE CAME TO OUR HOME,
EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE SO WONDERFUL,
AND WE COULD LOOK AFTER HER AND CARE FOR HER.
Narrator: JACKIE IS IMMEDIATELY CAPTIVATED BY HIS GRANDDAUGHTER.
...IF YOU'D LIKE TO TAKE A REST.
IT'S ALL RIGHT. THANKS.
EVERYONE IN THE HOUSE JUST WANTED TO HOLD HER AND HUG HER.
Narrator: JACKIE'S SON, MICHAEL,
ALSO LIVES IN THE HOUSE WITH HIS FIANCéE, ANNE.
Michael: SO, WHEN SARA LOUISE CAME INTO THE HOUSE,
IT WAS LIKE A NEW BEGINNING FOR THE FAMILY.
MYSELF AND MY GIRLFRIEND WERE IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING MARRIED,
AND I HAD STARTED MY OWN BUSINESS.
IT LOOKED LIKE A VERY, VERY BRIGHT FUTURE.
[ HAMMERING ]
Narrator: A FEW MONTHS AFTER SARA LOUISE'S BIRTH,
THE NEIGHBORS BEGIN RENOVATING.
[ SARA LOUISE CRYING ]
[ HAMMERING CONTINUES ]
[ CRYING CONTINUES ]
THERE, THERE. EVERYTHING IS GONNA BE FINE.
[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]
MIKE, I NEED YOUR HELP!
WHAT'S THE MATTER HERE?
UNCLE MIKE IS HERE. HE'S GONNA FIX EVERYTHING.
COULD YOU MOVE HER CRIB ACROSS THE ROOM?
IT'S GONNA BE ALL RIGHT.
Narrator: A FEW DAYS LATER...
[ SNIFFS ]
THERE WAS A SMELL.
IT WAS LIKE ROTTING MEAT OR ROTTING FLESH.
MAYBE A RAT DIED SOMEWHERE UNDER THE FLOORBOARDS.
OR THE DRAINS WERE BAD.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
THERE'S AN AWFUL SMELL HERE.
[ SNIFFS ]
OH, GOD, YOU'RE RIGHT!
I TOLD YOU.
WHERE IS IT COMING FROM?
THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT.
IT SMELLED LIKE DEATH,
DIRTY, FLESHY SMELL, LIKE SOMETHING DIED.
I THOUGHT IT WAS COMING FROM OVER HERE.
BUT NOW THERE'S NOTHING.
AND THE SMELL WAS SORT OF MOVING AROUND THE HOUSE.
[ SNIFFS ]
OHH, IT'S BACK HERE NOW.
OH, IT'S LIKE IT KEEPS SHIFTING.
MAYBE IT'S THE PIPES.
I'LL CALL THE LANDLORD.
[ COUGHS ]
Narrator: THE NEXT MORNING...
DO YOU GET IT NOW?
THE SMELL OF ROTTEN MEAT.
LOOK, WE DON'T SMELL ANYTHING.
HOW CAN YOU NOT SMELL THAT?
LOOK, WE'RE ALREADY HERE.
WE'LL CHECK THE PIPES
AND ALL THE DRAINS OUTSIDE.
Jackie: THAT'S IT, THEN?
THAT'S ALL YOU'RE GOING TO DO?
THE PROBLEM IS NOT IN YOUR PIPES.
THIS FELLA THINKS WE'RE NUTS, PURE NUTS, A LOONY-BIN JOB.
WE WERE REALLY GOING CRAZY.
"WHAT IS IT? WHERE IS IT COMING FROM?"
Narrator: A FEW WEEKS LATER,
THE SMELL VANISHES AS SUDDENLY AS IT APPEARED.
[ BABY CRYING LOUDLY ]
[ GROANS ]
[ CRYING CONTINUES ]
WHY DOESN'T MARTHA TAKE CARE OF HER BABY?
[ CRYING STOPS ]
SHE STOPPED CRYING. SHE MUST'VE GOTTEN UP.
[ CRYING RESUMES ]
ALL RIGHT. GIVE ME A MOMENT.
I'LL BE BACK.
[ CRYING GROWS LOUDER ]
[ CRYING CONTINUES ]
I SAID, "WELL, THERE'S SOMETHING REALLY STRANGE
AND WEIRD GOING ON HERE."
[ CRYING CONTINUES ]
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
I THOUGHT YOU WENT TO GO TAKE CARE OF THE BABY.
I DID.
THEN WHY IS SHE STILL CRYING?
SHE ISN'T.
SHE'S NOT CRYING.
WELL, SOMETHING IS CRYING.
[ GASPS, GROANS ]
I FELT LIKE SOMEBODY WAS PUSHING ON MY CHEST.
MICHAEL!
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
I COULDN'T SPEAK, COULDN'T BREATHE.
[ GASPS, COUGHS ]
MICHAEL, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
[ Panting ] I AM NOW.
[ CRYING CONTINUES ]
I BELIEVE IN ONE GOD, THE FATHER ALMIGHTY.
I BELIEVE IN THE CREATOR OF HEAVEN AND EARTH.
Michael: AS WE PRAYED, THE CRYING WAS GETTING WORSE.
Both: THE LORD, JESUS CHRIST.
GETTING LOUDER AND LOUDER,
AS IF WE WERE PHYSICALLY HURTING THE SPIRIT.
[ PRAYING INDISTINCTLY, BABY CRYING LOUDLY ]
[ CRYING STOPS ]
"WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?"
SO, WE STOPPED PRAYING,
AND THE CRYING JUST WASN'T THERE ANYMORE.
HAVE YOU SEEN SARA'S BOTTLES?
AREN'T THEY IN THE CABINET?
I PUT THEM AWAY MESELF.
SOMEBODY MUST HAVE MOVED THEM.
WELL, HELP US HUNT.
DID YOU HEAR A BABY CRYING LAST NIGHT?
NO. SARA LOUISE WAS QUIET LAST NIGHT, WASN'T SHE?
Jackie: MIKE WAS VERY -- VERY WITHDRAWN.
IT WASN'T THE MICHAEL I KNEW.
THERE WAS A BABY CRYING, BUT IT WASN'T SARA LOUISE.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
THE NEIGHBORS DON'T HAVE ANY BABIES.
I THINK THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE HOUSE.
I THINK IT MAY HAVE HIDDEN THE BOTTLES, TOO.
A GHOST? [ CHUCKLES ]
DON'T EVEN BE FOOLING ABOUT THAT.
I DIDN'T REALLY BELIEVE HIM.
I DIDN'T BELIEVE ANYTHING LIKE THAT,
YOU KNOW, LIFE AFTER DEATH.
IT'S ABSURD.
HAD TOO MANY PINTS AT THE PUB, HUH?
NO, I HEARD IT, TOO.
THERE'S NO GHOST, I TELL YOU.
NOW, HELP US HUNT!
IF THERE'S A GHOST HERE, GIVE US A SIGN!
THERE YOU GO.
THERE'S NO GHOST.
NOW, GET DRESSED BEFORE YOU'RE LATE FOR WORK.
Michael: HE KIND OF PASSED IT OFF.
Narrator: A WEEK LATER,
JACKIE AND MARTHA BRING SARA LOUISE HOME
FROM A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT.
[ MUSIC BOX PLAYING ]
[ MUSIC BOX CONTINUES PLAYING ]
MICHAEL? ANNE?
THEY'RE AT WORK, DAD.
IT MUST BE THEM PLAYING A TRICK ON US.
SOMETHING JUST GOING ON THAT I COULDN'T EXPLAIN,
BUT I WAS AFRAID TO SAY IT, YOU KNOW?
ANNE?
Michael: IT WAS LIKE A BRIGHT ORB.
IT JUST DISSIPATED AND THEN DISAPPEARED.
[ BABY CRYING ]
I DON'T THINK WE ACTUALLY SLEPT THAT NIGHT WHATSOEVER.
I TELL YOU, IT WAS BRIGHTER THAN A THOUSAND CANDLES,
AND THEN IT JUST FADED AWAY UNTIL IT SLOWLY DISAPPEARED.
COULD'VE BEEN A CAR.
I SEE HEADLIGHTS EVERY NIGHT. THIS WAS FAR BRIGHTER.
I TELL YOU, WE HAVE A GHOST IN THE HOUSE.
DON'T YOU BE SAYING THAT.
HE KEPT TELLING ME. HE SAID, "IT IS TRUE.
IT IS TRUE."
I WAS VERY UPSET.
DO YOU SWEAR YOU DIDN'T PUT THOSE TOYS IN A CIRCLE?
I NEVER TOUCHED THEM.
THAT'S WHEN I REALIZED
WE HAD SOMETHING GOING ON IN THE HOUSE,
SOMETHING NOT NORMAL.
...WE SHOULD ASK A PRIEST FOR HELP.
HE WON'T BELIEVE US.
WE'LL PUT A TAPE RECORDER IN THE BABY'S ROOM.
CAPTURE THE SOUND OF THE GHOST CRYING.
WE'LL TRY IT TONIGHT.
AH, I FORGOT THE TAPES.
THEY'RE DOWNSTAIRS.
I'M SORRY, DAD.
[ SHATTERING ]
WHAT ON EARTH WAS THAT?!
WHAT'S WRONG?
WHAT HAPPENED? I HEARD A NOISE.
HOW DID IT GET SMASHED LIKE THAT?
SOMETHING MUST HAVE THROWN IT.
AND HARD, TOO.
THERE WAS A CRASH, AND THEN THE BOYS,
THEY WENT UPSTAIRS, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.
[ BOTH SCREAMING ]
Esther: THE CURTAINS WAS PULLED WITH VENGEANCE.
I WAS VERY FRIGHTENED.
JACKIE!
WHAT WAS THAT?
JACKIE!
Jackie: THAT MOMENT OF FEAR...
THEY WERE OPENING AND CLOSING BY THEMSELVES!
...PURE FEAR IN OUR EYES.
EVERYONE, OUT OF THE HOUSE -- NOW!
[ SOBBING ]
HERE.
HAVE A SEAT.
Narrator: THE FAMILY TAKES SHELTER WITH THEIR NEIGHBORS,
WHO HAVE BEEN CLOSE FRIENDS FOR YEARS.
YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO STAY THE NIGHT.
THANKS. THAT WOULD BE GRAND.
Esther: OUR NEIGHBORS WAS VERY GOOD.
THEY HAD TO MAKE BEDS AND PUT US ON THE FLOOR.
Jackie: OUR NEIGHBOR WERE WONDERFUL.
WHAT DO YOU REALLY THINK IS GOING ON?
COULDN'T DO ENOUGH TO HELP US.
FIRST THING IN THE MORNING, I'LL CALL THE CHURCH.
Narrator: A FEW DAYS LATER...
Priest: IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER...
...A LOCAL PARISH PRIEST COMES TO BLESS THE HOUSE.
THE GRACE AND PEACE OF GOD, OUR FATHER,
AND THE LORD JESUS CHRIST BE WITH YOU.
Together: AND ALSO WITH YOU.
LORD, WE HAVE SINNED AGAINST YOU.
Jackie: SARA LOUISE WAS QUITE HAPPY IN MY ARMS.
[ BABY CRYING ]
LORD, SHOW US YOUR MERCY.
FATHER, DO YOU HEAR THAT?
YOU HEAR THAT CRYING?
[ CRYING GROWS LOUDER ]
WELL, SURELY YOU HEAR THAT.
MAY ALMIGHTY GOD HAVE MERCY ON US,
FORGIVE US OUR SINS,
AND BRING US TO EVERLASTING LIFE.
THE MORE PRAYERS HE WAS SAYING,
THE MORE THE GHOST BABY SCREAMED AND SCREAMED.
IN OTHER WORDS, "GET OUT. DON'T WANT YOU HERE."
I KNEW HE HEARD IT.
I COULD TELL HE WAS PETRIFIED.
ALL SAINTS OF HEAVEN, COME TO OUR AID.
Esther: I COULDN'T KEEP FROM SHAKING.
THAT'S HOW SCARED I WAS.
...FOR THE DELIVERANCE OF OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS
WHO ARE ENSLAVED BY THE EVIL ONE.
Narrator: JACKIE ASKS THE PRIEST TO BLESS SARA LOUISE'S ROOM.
WHAT'S WRONG?
THE CRIB IS AGAINST THE DOOR.
THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.
SEE, FATHER, I TOLD YOU. THERE'S SOMETHING IN THIS HOUSE.
WELL, MAYBE ONE OF YOU DID IT.
WE COULDN'T HAVE PUT THE CRIB UP AGAINST THE DOOR.
HOW WOULD WE GET OUT?
AFTER YOU, FATHER.
LORD GOD OF HEAVEN AND EARTH,
BLESS THIS HOUSE AND ALL WHO INHABIT IT.
FILL THEM WITH THE LIGHT OF CHRIST,
THAT THEIR CONCERNS FOR OTHERS MAY REFLECT YOUR LOVE.
WE ASK THROUGH CHRIST, OUR LORD, AMEN.
THAT'S ALL. IT'S DONE. I'LL BE GOING NOW.
Jackie: THE PRIEST COULDN'T WAIT TO GET OUT OF THE HOUSE.
PACKED HIS BAG AND OUT THE DOOR.
[ DOOR OPENS, CLOSES ]
Narrator: THE FAHEYS ARE HOPEFUL THE PRIEST'S BLESSING
WILL QUIET THE RESTLESS SPIRIT IN THEIR HOUSE.
JUST TO BE SAFE, THAT NIGHT THE FAMILY SLEEPS TOGETHER.
[ CREAKING ]
[ BABY CRYING ]
AND THIS JUG JUST CAME RIGHT UP IN FRONT OF ME, TILTED...
Michael: DAD?
UHH!
Jackie: AND I REMEMBER TURNING,
FALLING DOWN THE STAIRS...
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
DAD, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
...AND THEN COMING TO, TO MY SENSES,
OUT IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE.
WHAT HAPPENED?
YOU SAW A GHOST.
IT'S VERY HARD TO DESCRIBE WHAT IT FEELS LIKE
WHEN SOMETHING COMES INTO YOUR HOUSE TO INVADE IT.
IT WAS AWFUL, REALLY.
Jackie: I DON'T THINK ANY OF US
SHOULD GO BACK TO THAT HOUSE TONIGHT.
Narrator: AGAIN THE FAMILY TAKES REFUGE WITH THEIR NEIGHBORS.
MY SISTER HAS GOT ROOM. WE COULD ALL GO DOWN.
BUT IT'S A 4-HOUR DRIVE.
I MEAN, I WISH I COULD.
JACKIE, I NEED TO GET OUT OF THE HOUSE.
I NEED REST, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO.
ALL RIGHT, WE'LL GO BACK AND PACK OUR SUITCASES.
YOU STAY HERE.
I'LL FETCH YOU.
I'LL GO WITH YOU.
THANK YOU.
THANKS SO MUCH.
Narrator: JACKIE ARRANGES FOR HE AND ESTHER
TO STAY WITH HIS SISTER FOR THE WEEKEND.
Jackie: I FELT REALLY SCARED
LEAVING MY DAUGHTER AND MY SON AND GRANDCHILD BEHIND US.
I WISH YOU WERE ALL COMING DOWN.
I DON'T FEEL GOOD ABOUT YOU STAYING.
WE GOT JOBS TO GET TO, DAD.
MARTHA?
WE'LL BE FINE, DAD.
IT'S NEVER DONE ANYTHING TO ME OR THE BABY.
SHE WAS THINKING, "WELL, I'M GONNA TRY AND BLOCK IT OUT
AND PRETEND NOTHING IS HAPPENING,"
FOR THE SAKE OF HER CHILD.
WE'LL BE FINE, DAD. I'LL TAKE CARE OF THEM.
WE'LL BE BACK IN A COUPLE OF DAYS.
WE WERE FRIGHTENED, LEAVING THE KIDS,
BUT WE JUST HAD TO GET AWAY.
Narrator: THE NEXT DAY, WITH HER PARENTS OUT OF TOWN
AND MICHAEL AND ANNE AT WORK,
MARTHA IS ALONE IN THE HOUSE WITH SARA LOUISE.
[ BABY CRYING ]
MARTHA RUNS TO THE NEIGHBOR FOR HELP.
I'M RIGHT BEHIND YOU!
[ CRYING CONTINUES ]
HURRY. PLEASE.
OH, MY BABY!
ARE YOU OKAY?
OH. MAMA'S HERE.
THANK YOU!
Narrator: THAT NIGHT,
MICHAEL AND ANNE RETURN HOME FROM WORK.
IS THAT FROM MARTHA?
AYE. SHE AND THE BABY ARE OVER AT THE NEIGHBOR'S.
I'LL GO FETCH THEM.
DO YOU WANT ME TO GO WITH YOU?
NO, NO. JUST STAY HERE.
[ CREAKING, WIND HOWLING ]
IS SOMEBODY THERE?
[ BABY CRYING ]
[ SCREAMS ]
MICHAEL, WE HAVE TO GET AWAY FROM THE HOUSE!
THE BABY, THE PICTURE! WE HAVE TO GO!
IT FLEW ACROSS THE ROOM!
MAYBE IT JUST FELL. NO!
NO, I'M NOT IMAGINING IT!
I'M NOT GOING BACK IN THAT HOUSE, EITHER,
NOT AFTER WHAT HAPPENED TO ME!
MICHAEL, YOUR PARENTS SAID WE COULD COME WITH THEM.
LET'S GO, PLEASE, MICHAEL!
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. GET IN THE CAR.
MICHAEL, I NEED THE BABY CARRIER
AND A DOZEN OR SO DIAPERS FROM HER ROOM.
ALL RIGHT.
[ Dial tone ]
Narrator: MICHAEL DECIDES TO LET HIS PARENTS KNOW
THAT THEY'RE LEAVING THE HOUSE.
[ Indistinct voice speaking ]
IT WAS LIKE THEY DIDN'T WANT ME TO PHONE.
AH!
GOD.
THE PHONE WAS MELTED.
I WAS PETRIFIED.
IT FELT LIKE SOMEONE WAS ACTUALLY PUSHING ME AWAY.
"JUST GO. GO NOW. LEAVE."
MARTHA?
Narrator: AFTER A FEW DAYS AWAY,
THE FAHEY FAMILY RELUCTANTLY RETURNS TO THEIR HOUSE.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK.
Esther: OH, MY GOD.
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
GUESS WE'LL NEED A NEW FRAME.
IT WAS LIKE SOMEONE CAME IN AND RANSACKED THE PLACE,
BUT THERE WAS NOTHING MISSING.
COME ON, EVERYONE, LET'S PUT THINGS RIGHT.
Jackie: WE FELT INVADED.
SOMEBODY HAD JUST MOVED IN, TAKEN OVER MY HOUSE.
I WANTED MY HOUSE BACK.
[ SOBS SOFTLY ]
I USED TO LOVE THIS HOUSE.
WE HAD NOWHERE TO TURN.
NOW I DON'T WANT TO LIVE HERE ANYMORE.
COME ON, LOVE, DON'T LOSE HEART.
WE'RE GOING TO BEAT THIS THING.
WE'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING. LIKE WHAT?
THE FAMILY WAS JUST LITERALLY FALLING APART AT THE SEAMS.
WHERE DO WE GET HELP?
CALL A RADIO PROGRAM OR MAYBE THE PAPERS.
THEY'LL MAKE FUN! MAYBE!
BUT SOMEONE MIGHT HEAR OUR STORY AND COME AND HELP.
MICHAEL IS RIGHT.
THIS IS OUR HOME.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO JUST LET IT PUSH US OUT.
Esther: WE HAD TO CONFRONT THIS.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
IT WASN'T GOING TO PUT US OUT OF OUR OWN HOME
AFTER BEING THERE FOR 30 YEARS.
Narrator: A DUBLIN RADIO STATION
AIRS AN INTERVIEW WITH THE FAHEYS.
THE INTERVIEW PROMPTS A LOCAL NEWSPAPER TO SEND A REPORTER
TO SPEND THE NIGHT IN THE GHOST HOUSE.
YOU MUST BE THE REPORTER.
THAT I AM. FIONA TANNER.
PLEASE, COME IN.
WE FELT A BIT HAPPY THAT, OKAY,
SOMEBODY OUT THERE HAD LISTENED TO US.
MICHAEL. FIONA TANNER.
GLAD TO MEET YOU.
AND I'M ESTHER.
Jackie: THE ROOM IS YOURS.
JUST MAKE SURE YOU WRITE THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE
TO HELP FIX THIS PROBLEM.
Jackie: SHE SAID, "I DON'T BELIEVE IN GHOSTS,
"DON'T BELIEVE IN THIS, IN THAT,
BUT CAN I STAY ANYWAY?"
I SAID, "FINE."
Michael: WE KNEW WHEN SOMETHING WAS GONNA HAPPEN
BECAUSE THE HOUSE WOULD GROW COLD.
COLDER IN HERE BY THE MINUTE.
EXCUSE ME?
DO YOU MIND IF I USE YOUR KITCHEN TABLE TO WRITE MY STORY?
GO RIGHT AHEAD.
AREN'T YOU GOING TO WRITE YOUR STORY
AFTER YOU STAY ALL NIGHT?
I THOUGHT I'D GET STARTED NOW
SINCE IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE ANYTHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN.
COLD, ISN'T IT?
[ GLASS SHATTERS ]
Michael: BITS OF PORCELAIN EVERYWHERE ON THE CARPET.
THERE WAS TINY, MINUTE PIECES
THAT HAD SPREAD ALL OVER THE PLACE.
Tanner: DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING.
I NEED A PHOTOGRAPH.
Jackie: I FELT RELIEVED THAT SOMEONE BELIEVED US,
THAT WE WERE NOT GOING CRAZY.
[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ]
ACCORDING TO THE FAHEY FAMILY,
THE GALWAY GHOST SEEMS DETERMINED TO DRIVE THEM OUT.
Narrator: THE NEWSPAPER'S EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT
PIQUES THE INTEREST OF REPORTERS FROM ALL OVER EUROPE.
THE FAMILY IS APPEALING FOR HELP.
THE STORY IS DUBBED "THE GALWAY GHOST."
I'M CLAUDIA O'ROURKE, REPORTING FROM GALWAY.
THERE THEY ARE.
Michael: WE WERE SPLASHED IN EVERY PAPER IN IRELAND,
AND WE WERE ON NEARLY EVERY RADIO STATION.
IT WAS JUST THIS MAJOR, BIG MEDIA EXPLOSION.
WOULD YOU CARE TO COMMENT ON RUMORS
THAT YOU WANT GALWAY COUNCIL TO FIND YOU A NEW HOME?
Esther: I THOUGHT PEOPLE WERE TALKING, WHISPERING.
"THEY'RE THE PEOPLE THAT'S CRAZY."
SIR, WE HEARD REPORTS OF PARANORMAL ACTIVITY
IN YOUR HOUSE.
LISTEN, WE DIDN'T ASK FOR THIS.
BUT, SIR, WHAT ABOUT THE -- WE HEARD --
IS THERE A BABY INVOLVED?
I WAS VERY FRIGHTENED
NOBODY WOULD BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING FOR US
OR GET RID OF WHAT WAS IN THE HOUSE.
Narrator: SEVERAL DAYS LATER, A REPORTER CALLS JACKIE,
RECOMMENDING THE SERVICES OF SOMEONE
HE THINKS CAN HELP HIS FAMILY.
SANDRA RAMDHANIE IS A RENOWNED PARAPSYCHOLOGIST
AND HEALER WITH DEGREES IN PSYCHOLOGY AND METAPHYSICS.
I WAS RELUCTANTLY DRAWN OUT OF THE WORLD OF SCIENCE
AND PSYCHOLOGY INTO THE WORLD OF THE PARANORMAL.
STUDYING PSYCHOLOGY HELPED ME KNOW MORE ABOUT THE HUMAN MIND.
SO IF I GO INTO A HOUSE
WHERE PEOPLE THINK PARANORMAL ACTIVITY IS GOING ON,
IT ENABLES ME TO FIND WHERE THE PERSON IS COMING FROM,
WHETHER IT'S A NERVOUS PROBLEM
AS OPPOSED TO A SPIRIT-ACTIVITY PROBLEM.
SHE'S HERE.
Narrator: JACKIE IS HOPEFUL THAT SANDRA CAN HELP HIS FAMILY.
SANDRA? WELCOME.
I WAS VERY, VERY SKEPTICAL.
I DIDN'T BELIEVE IN PSYCHICS, TO BE HONEST.
MAYBE THIS LADY MIGHT BE THE ONE.
PLEASED TO MEET YOU, TOO.
THIS IS ME SON, MIKE.
OH, HELLO, MIKE.
AS SOON AS SHE WALKED IN, YOU GOT THIS WARM FEELING
LIKE YOU KNEW HER FOR A HUNDRED YEARS.
MARTHA. HELLO, MARTHA.
SO NICE TO SEE YOU.
MY FIRST TASK REALLY WAS TO PUT THE FAMILY AT EASE.
I WAS VERY WORRIED ABOUT MARTHA
AND ESTHER
AND JUST TRIED TO BOND WITH THEM A LITTLE BIT
AND LET THEM GET TO KNOW ME.
...COMPLETELY WITH WHAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH.
ESTHER WAS TERRIBLY, TERRIBLY DRAINED.
WON'T YOU SIT DOWN?
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.
MY GOODNESS.
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE BABY.
Esther: SARA LOUISE DIDN'T APPEAR TO BE AFFECTED
IN A BAD WAY.
WE KNEW WE HAD FOUND SOMEONE THAT WOULD --
THAT WAS GOING TO DO SOMETHING GOOD FOR US.
Ramdhanie: I ASKED THEM TO BRING ME TO THE ROOM
WHERE THEY FELT THE MOST ACTIVITY HAPPENED,
WHICH WAS SARA LOUISE'S BEDROOM UPSTAIRS.
I PLACED MY HANDS AGAINST THE WALLS
TO GET AN IDEA OF WHAT SORT OF ENERGY IS THERE,
WHAT TYPE OF SPIRIT YOU'RE DEALING WITH.
HAS THERE BEEN RECENT CONSTRUCTION HERE?
NO, WE HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING.
WAIT, DON'T YOU REMEMBER, DAD?
THEY WERE DOING CONSTRUCTION NEXT DOOR
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WALL.
WE HAD TO MOVE SARA'S CRIB.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
THERE WAS CONSTRUCTION...
JUST BEFORE ALL THIS BEGAN.
IT FREAKED ME OUT WHEN SHE WAS ABLE TO TELL ME
THAT THE NEIGHBORS WERE DOING CONSTRUCTION.
COULD I STAY HERE ALONE FOR A WHILE?
IF I MEDITATE, I MIGHT GET SOMETHING.
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
WHEN I'M TRYING TO PICK UP PSYCHIC INFORMATION,
IT'S ALMOST LIKE I'M LISTENING REALLY HARD,
TRYING TO INVITE THE SPIRITS OF THE PLACE TO COMMUNICATE.
THE FIRST THING I NOTICED WAS A SMELL,
LIKE FROM SMOKE.
I OPENED MY EYES...
[ GIRL SCREAMING ]
...AND I'M IN THIS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT ROOM.
Ramdhanie: I CLOSED MY EYES.
[ GIRL WAILING ]
A YOUNG GIRL WAS GIVING BIRTH.
HER FATHER --
I FELT HE WAS HER FATHER --
LOOKED VERY UPSET, SAD.
THERE WAS A SHADOWY MAN IN THE BACKGROUND.
HE SEEMED TO BE VERY, VERY STERN, MAYBE ANGRY.
[ WOMAN SOBBING ]
[ BABY CRYING ]
THE YOUNG MOTHER WAS REACHING FORWARD, SCREAMING,
SCREAMING FOR HER BABY...
Woman: PLEASE, NO!
Ramdhanie: ...AS HE SMOTHERED THE CHILD AND KILLED IT.
[ WOMAN SCREAMING ]
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
[ EXHALES ]
Oh, my God.
I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT LIKE A CUP OF TEA.
IF YOU DON'T MIND,
I THINK I'LL COME DOWN AND TAKE TEA WITH YOU AND THE FAMILY.
OH. AYE.
I BELIEVE THE BABY WAS BORN OUT OF WEDLOCK,
AND FROM SHAME, THE FATHER OF THE GIRL
AND FATHER OF THE BABY HAD IT KILLED.
HOW HORRIBLE.
HOW COULD ANYBODY DO SUCH A THING?
NOW, WHAT HAS THAT GOT TO DO WITH OUR HOUSE?
WELL, THE SPIRIT BABY ISN'T HAUNTING YOUR HOUSE.
IT'S HAUNTING THE LAND.
I THINK THE CONSTRUCTION DISTURBED THE BABY'S SPIRIT.
AND THEN YOU'VE RECENTLY HAD A BABY.
I THINK THE SPIRIT BABY WANTS TO GET CLOSE TO YOU,
WANTS TO BE MOTHERED BY YOU.
Narrator: SANDRA EXPLAINS
THAT SHE WILL ATTEMPT A HEALING CEREMONY
TO HELP THE GHOST MOVE ON AND FIND PEACE.
THE FIRST THING I NEED IS FOR SOMEONE
TO TAKE SARA OUT OF THE HOUSE.
I WANTED THE CHILD SAFELY OUT OF THE WAY
JUST IN CASE THINGS STARTED FLYING AROUND THE PLACE.
NO, NO, NOT YOU, MARTHA.
I NEED YOU HERE TO HELP ME GET RID OF THE GHOST.
THE MISSUS AND I WILL TAKE SARA FOR A STROLL.
That's a good girl.
WILL THIS WORK?
THAT WILL BE PERFECT. RIGHT THERE. THANK YOU.
NOW, IF I COULD HAVE YOU ALL JOIN HANDS.
JUST CLOSE YOUR EYES...
AND BREATHE DEEP, CLEANSING BREATHS.
BREATHE IN.
[ INHALES ]
BREATHE OUT.
[ EXHALES ]
SLOWLY.
JUST CONCENTRATE ON YOUR BREATHING.
NOW IMAGINE THE SPIRIT BABY IN THE BASSINET.
SEE HIM WITH YOUR MIND'S EYE.
JUST KEEP CONCENTRATING.
FOCUS. LISTEN TO MY VOICE.
THAT'S RIGHT.
NOW PICTURE THE SPIRIT BABY IN THE BASSINET
AND SEND ALL OF YOUR ENERGY TO THIS BABY
TO HELP MOVE HIM OVER TO THE NEXT WORLD.
MARTHA!
YOU MUST KEEP YOUR EYES CLOSED, MUST ALL OF YOU.
YOU MUST CONCENTRATE. YOU MUST FOCUS.
CONTINUE FOCUSING ON THIS BABY.
THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S GOOD.
AND I WANT YOU TO PICTURE THIS BABY
SURROUNDED BY A GOLDEN LIGHT.
SEE HIM.
SEE HIM BEGIN TO RISE.
HE'S RISING.
RISING.
VISUALIZE THE BABY RISING RIGHT UP
OUT OF THE HOUSE...
Michael: I SEEN THIS BABY IN A WHITE CLOTH
GOING UP INTO THE LIGHT.
...INTO THE HANDS OF HIS LOVED ONES.
CROSSING OVER INTO THE NEXT WORLD.
THAT'S RIGHT.
[ CHUCKLES ] YES.
I FELT IT, AND I COULD SEE IT.
IT WAS LIKE THIS BEAUTIFUL BABY
JUST RISING UP INTO THE SUN.
IT WAS AMAZING. [ CHUCKLES ]
THE HOUSE WAS WARM. THERE WAS A WARM FEELING.
EVERYBODY WAS LAUGHING.
Narrator: JACKIE AND ESTHER NOTICED THE DIFFERENCE
THE MOMENT THEY RETURNED.
IT'S GONE, ISN'T IT?
AYE. YOU CAN TELL, CAN'T YOU?
JUST FELT LIKE A HOLIDAY IN A HOT COUNTRY.
YOU FELT THAT WARM AIR, THE SUNSHINE ON YOU,
AND IT FELT FANTASTIC.
I FEEL LIKE I'VE GOT MY HOME AGAIN!
IT WAS JUST LIKE HEAVEN,
JUST, "WE HAVE THE HOUSE OUR OWN AGAIN,
AND PEACEFUL AND QUIET."
I'M JUST SO GLAD TO HAVE MY HOUSE BACK AGAIN.
I BELIEVE WE WERE SPECIALLY PICKED
TO SEND THIS BABY UP INTO THE LIGHT
TO REST US AND HAVE PEACE.
JOIN US FOR DINNER.
THANK YOU, ESTHER. I'D LOVE TO.
Jackie: OF ALL THE BADNESS I HAD IN MY HOUSE,
SOMETHING GOOD CAME OUT OF IT.
Narrator: TODAY THE FAHEYS CONTINUE TO LIVE IN THEIR HOME,
WHICH IS KNOWN ACROSS IRELAND
AS THE HOUSE OF THE GALWAY GHOST.
Jackie: WE KNOW IT'S GONE,
AND WE KNOW IT WILL NEVER COME BACK.
BUT A LITTLE VOICE IN THE BACK OF YOUR HEAD SAYS, "OKAY.
WILL IT COME BACK AGAIN?"
[ BABY CRYING ]